With each passing award, the power of Plummer grows stronger

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His early winning speeches were marked with the giddy bombast of an old-school actor thrilled to be in the spotlight. But with the SAG win for supporting actor in a film, Christopher Plummer's acceptance speech took on a different tone, a grander tone. A tone appropriate for Oscar show clips for decades to come. It was a speech filled with larger-than-life metaphors -- "When [actors] honor you, it is to be lit by the Holy Grail" -- and mysteriously touching moments -- "Lastly, my long-suffering wife Elaine who 43 years ago came to my rescue and saved my life." Save some for the academy, Plummer!

His early winning speeches were marked with the giddy bombast of an old-school actor thrilled to be in the spotlight. But with the SAG win for supporting actor in a film, Christopher Plummer's acceptance speech took on a different tone, a grander tone. A tone appropriate for Oscar show clips for decades to come. It was a speech filled with larger-than-life metaphors -- "When [actors] honor you, it is to be lit by the Holy Grail" -- and mysteriously touching moments -- "Lastly, my long-suffering wife Elaine who 43 years ago came to my rescue and saved my life." Save some for the academy, Plummer! (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

His early winning speeches were marked with the giddy bombast of an old-school actor thrilled to be in the spotlight. But with the SAG win for supporting actor in a film, Christopher Plummer's acceptance speech took on a different tone, a grander tone. A tone appropriate for Oscar show clips for decades to come. It was a speech filled with larger-than-life metaphors -- "When [actors] honor you, it is to be lit by the Holy Grail" -- and mysteriously touching moments -- "Lastly, my long-suffering wife Elaine who 43 years ago came to my rescue and saved my life." Save some for the academy, Plummer!